The re-elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam will formally take chair today (Wednesday) while mayor-elect of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is likely to take office on May 17, official sources said.
Atiqul Islam will take over the responsibility from DNCC’s acting Mayor Jamal Mostafa.
On the other hand, Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh will take over his responsibility from the elected mayor of DSCC Mohammad Sayeed Khokon.
According to city corporation sources, elected mayors of the two city corporations will take over the mayoral charges through informal ceremony. Such initiatives have been taken to avoid the risk of coronavirus infection.
DNCC public relation officer ASM Mamun said, “The newly elected Mayor of DNCC Md Atiqul Islam will take chair as the Mayor at 12 noon on Wednesday (May 13). After taking the charge, the Mayor will attend an online press briefing from his Nagar Bhaban office at 12:45 pm through ZOOM.”
On the other hand, DSCC Public Relation Officer Uttam Kumar Roy, said, “It is being discussed that the newly elected mayor of DSCC will take charge on May 17. However, no date has been fixed yet. The term of the current Mayor Sayeed Khokon will end on May 16.”
Meanwhile, the two city corporation’s mayoral election was held on February 1 this year. Awami League mayoral candidate for DNCC Atiqul Islam defeated BNP-backed candidate Tabitha Awal.
In the south, Awami League-backed candidate, Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, was elected as DSCC mayor by defeating BNP-backed candidate Engineer Ishraq Hossain.
